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单词 conure
释义 conure Ornith.|ˈkɒn(ɪ)ʊə(r)|
[ad. mod.L. Conurus, f. Gr. κῶνος cone n.1 + οὐρά tail.]
A popular name for a bird belonging to a group of Central and South American parrots, now classified as Aratinga and related genera, formerly included in a genus Conurus.
1858Proc. Zool. Soc. 1857 XXV. 225 Prince Bonaparte, in one of his last papers, proposed to call the little Mexican Conure..Bolborhynchus catharina.1883List Anim. Zool. Soc. (ed. 8) 341 Large Patagonian Conure.1895R. Lydekker R. Nat. Hist. IV. 116 In the typical conures..the fourth primary feather of the wing is attenuated, and the nostrils are exposed.1897Daily News 23 Apr. 6/5 The rich greens and flame colour and orange in those golden-headed Conures.1961O. L. Austin Birds of World (1962) 147/2 Among the less familiar groups of New World parrots are the conures, which are smaller and more slender-bodied than the amazons and have longer, pointed tails.
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